Direction-indicator



C. F. SHONG.

DIRECTION INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED IUNE6, 1919.

1 40,988. Patented May 25, 1920.

[are/232 UNITED STATES CARL F. SHONG, OF WICI-IITA, KANSAS;

DIRECTION-INDICATOR. 1

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

Application filed June 6, 1919. Serial No, 302,226.

1 0 all whom it may amine m I Be it known that I, CARL F; SHoNc, a citizen of the United States, residing at iVichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Direction-Indicatorsyand I do lIGYBlOY ClBClLTE the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in direction indicators for automobiles and has for one of its objects the provision of a device of this character which will resemble a human figure,'preferably a soldier at salute and which is so constructed that the arm being held at salute may be swung to a substantially horizontal position to indicate to trafiic in front and rea r of the respective automobile that a turn from a straight course is to be made.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a direction indicator of the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my involition, reference is to be had to the following description, and accompanying ilrawing, in which v vFigure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of an automobile illustrating direction indicators applied thereto and constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation partly in section, one of the indicators removed from the automobile,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation drawn on an enlarged scale illustrating means of moving the arm to signaling position,

, Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the movable portion of the arm,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the stationary portion of the arm.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a portion of an auto ing the same to a wind shield.

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mobile having mounted thereon the usual wind. shield 2 to which is adapted to be applied direction indicators 3 at each end thereof. The direction indicators 3 are to represent a human figure, preferably a s01- dier, standing at salute when the signal is in a non-signaling position. the indicators are identical in construction and operation reference to one is thought sufficient for both.

A base 4 is provided with an opening 5 to receive the boltf o which is adapted to be detachably connected to a clamp 7 for secur- The bolt 6 is adjustable in the clamp 7 so that the base l can be adjusted at various angles or positions. Mounted upon the base 4, is a body 8 in the form of ahuman figure, preferably a soldier, having the arm 9 depending downwardly, while the arm 10 forming the signaling device disposed upwardly at a salute. The signaling arm 10 consists of a 'rigid section or portion 11 formed integrally with the body 8 and has its end of hol-' low formation as illustrated at 12. The movable portion or section 13 of the signaling arm 10 is connected to the end of the stationary portionll by a hinge 1d so that the inner end of the movable portion or section 13 can move into the hollow end of the stationary portion 11 when the signaling arm 1.0 is swung into signaling position. The hollow end 12 of the stationary section or portion 11 is provided with an inwardly directed slot 15 having a lateral branch 16 adjacent its outer end which branch is adapted to receive a flexible member 17 secured to the inner end of the movable section 13 so as to hold the section 13 in an elevated position,. or a non-signaling posi- A handle 18 is secured to the flexible member 17 so that the operator can readily grasp the same and on pulling the handle in the direction of the body 8, the movable section 13 will be swung into a substantially horizontal position indicating that a turn is to be made from a straight course.

By having the base 4 adjustably secured to the clamp 7, the body 8 can be adjusted in relation to the wind shield the desire of the user.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it

will be understood that minor changes in construction, comblnation and arrangement of parts may be made without departing 2 according to As each of stationary section, a flexible member secured from-the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. V c Having thus described my invention,-vvhat 1 claim is v r A direction indicator comprlsing a body,

a stationary section formed on said body and 7 having itsendof hollow formation, saidsection having a slot in its hollow end provided With a lateral branch at its outer end, a movable section hinged to thehollow' end of the to the hinged'end of the movable section and adapted to move in the slot and" branch 

